Matt R. Erickson
2015
“I have to admit, my first killing shocked me,” Terry admitted. “Not because it was so hard, but actually because it was so easy and even more so because it was thrilling. Total dominion over someone else is very intoxicating, so much better than alcohol, drugs, or even sex. Actually, it was even better killing someone who had willingly just given me great sex only hours earlier, who now welcomed me back, only for me to then kill her.” “Your first killing?” Mark was able to get out, before figuring out that Terry must have also killed Stan Bogelman and Mike Holladay. “I can see you now realize that I also killed Stan and Mike, as well as your sex double Art Black down in California, after your investigators began closing in on him,” Terry offered. “And now I see you finally understand that I’m telling you all this so I can get a bigger thrill out of killing you next.” Mark had no time to try and process that information, but simply react, more aggressively than he had ever acted in his lifetime. Mark sprinted the few yards toward Terry with all the speed and determination he could possible muster, but Terry was easily able to act much more quickly, and he begin firing rounds point-blank into Mark’s chest. Nevertheless Mark did not immediately stop, so neither did Terry, with Terry being able to get off four rounds into the mass moving his way. Mark wasn’t sure where he had been hit, but he realized that his life on this earth could perhaps be coming to a quick end. He didn’t have time to decide whether to go for Terry’s gun to stop the flow of bullets coming at him, or in essence to go straight for the jugular. Without realizing it, Mark chose the latter. Perhaps he would not have the power or ability to stop his killer from killing him, but that didn’t prevent Mark from doing everything in his own power to at least try and take this evil killer with him. With what could easily be the last remaining effort of his body, Mark was able to grab the back of Terry’s ample
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